~Summer Summer Summer Time~ It’s Summer Time!

With the beautiful sunshine and long summer days, there is no better time to host that an out door shower or birthday party.  Summertime themes give a lot of flexibility with colors, decorations, food, games, and favors.  For summertime themed showers they using bright colors like pinks and greens or go with a more traditional primary color like reds and yellows or even a red white and blue combination. 
 

In the sprit of summer time, we have a great selection of fun designs that would definitely set the stage for your outdoor event.  We also experimented with some fun summer drinks ideas to keep kids and adults cool. 

Rasberry Lemonade 

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate
  • 3 cups water
  • 3/4 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
  • 1 cup crushed ice
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries, garnish
  • 1 cup fresh mint, garnish

DIRECTIONS

1.       In a large punch bowl, combine raspberry lemonade concentrate, water and lime juice. Stir in lemon-lime soda and crushed ice. Garnish each glass with a fresh raspberry and a mint leaf.
Watermelon Sherbert Smoothie (REALLY GOOD!) 

3 cups fresh watermelon cubes
1 cup crushed ice
1 cup watermelon, raspberry or lime sherbert
4 tsp. lime juice
1/2 cup miniature semisweet or white chocolate chips
About 10 minutes before you’re ready to mix the smoothies, place four tall glasses in the freezer to frost. Then wash the whole melon as you would other fruits and vegetables, and cut it into quarters. (The number of quarters you’ll need to yield 3 cups of cubes will depend on the size of the melon.) Slice each quarter you plan to use lengthwise into three wedges, then slice the flesh away from the rind. Use a fork to scrape away the seeds and chop the melon into cubes.
Combine the crushed ice, watermelon cubes, lime juice and watermelon, raspberry, or lime sherbert, and blend until smooth.
Pour the mixture into the frosted glasses and top each one with a half dozen or so miniature chocolate chips. Serves four.
 

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The Ultimate African American Princess Party!

 
 What little girl doesn’t dream of being a princess?  Make your little girls dream a reality by creating the ultimate princess party.  Here are some ideas that are sure to make her “royal” event memorable. 
·          Ask guests to wear their fanciest dresses.  Be sure to have some extras just in case someone forgets.  You can also find some old jewelry or purchase inexpensive costume jewelry for the girls to accessorize with.
·          Decorations: Make your child’s party extra special by using the Uzuri Kid Kidz’ Princess Amira party supply pack which includes cups, plates, table cover, treat bags, and napkins all printed with the beautiful Princess Amira.    
Fill the party room with pink, purple and white helium balloons attached to matching, curled ribbons.  Weight some of the balloons down and allow some of the balloons to float to the ceiling.  Decorate doorways with pink or white tulle and white Christmas lights to set the stage for this royal event.  Set a chair by itself designated for the princess to sit on when she opens her presents. You can decorate this throne with tulle and ribbon.  You can have each guest sit in the chair to have their picture taken as well.
·          Craft Activity:  Keep the theme of the party flowing by letting the guest make their very own tiara!  We found a great idea for a quick and easy tiara.  Here is what you’ll need: 
o        Metallic Gold Poster Board
o        Stickers and Gems ( found in local craft stores)
o        Double sided tape
o        Large Paper Clips
1. Cut out a basic tiara shape for each guest from the poster board. (Parents should do this in advance of the party.)

2. Trim the midsection to create a fancy edge.

3. Adorn the crowns with stickers and plastic gems attached with double-sided tape.

4. To fit each crown, wrap it around the princess’s head and paper-clip the overlapped ends.
·          Food:  Finger sandwiches and “tea” are the perfect goodies for a princess. Make peanut butter/jelly, cheese, or turkey sandwiches, depending on your guests. Use a star-shaped cookie cutter or kitchen scissors to create star sandwiches. Serve pink punch made from pink soda or lemonade and hand out princess fruit snacks after the kids have eaten.
·          Games to Play: Start out by reading the African version of the classic story, Princess and the Pea written by Rachel Isadora.    Place four or five pillows on the floor and put a green tennis ball or golf ball underneath one of the pillows. Guests take turns sitting on the pillows and trying to guess which pillow has the pea underneath. There are also may other great African American Themed books available on http://www.msoyonline.com/mahogany_momma/mom_blackprincess.php.
“Pin the Kiss on the Frog” is another fun game your guests will love. Draw a basic frog on a piece of green poster board. Cut the frog out and glue it to a piece of white poster board or pin it right to the wall. Use red or pink craft foam to cut out “lips” and add a piece of rolled tape to the back of each set of lips. Children need to get the lips as close to the frog’s mouth as they can to turn him into a handsome prince!
Hide a large amount of craft jewels in a large container of sand. Let your guests take turns searching for treasured gems to take home as a royal souvenir.
Goodie Bags.  Fill your Princess Amira goodie bags with treats such as glitter lip gloss, plastic jewelry, candy necklaces, chocolate gold coins and hair accessories. Small candies can be added as well – remember to think pink, white and purple.
With the Princess Amira party supplies and these exciting party ideas, your little princess will remember her party for years to come!

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Shopping for Baby Shower Invitations?

Are  you planning on hosting a baby shower for someone?  Whether

you are planning a simple shower or the ultimate baby shower one

thing is certain,  you want this special event to be memorable.  To

start the baby shower excitement, the baby shower invitations

have to become a big part in the planning process of any shower. 

As the hostess you will need to be familiar with the wishes of the parents-to-be

and also consider the season,theme, and sex of the baby. 

Some questions that you may want to ask are:

  • How many people are attending?
  • What theme would the mom to be like?
  • What types of creative invitations are on the market that would make the shower unique and memorable?
  • What types of things does the mommy-to-be like?

The invitations will set the stage for the baby shower and will indicate to the guests the

mood and theme of the event.  When purchasing baby shower invitations, make sure

to give yourself enough time to order them and send them out.  The baby shower

invitations should go out around 2 to 1.5 months in advance and the guests should have

at least 2 weeks to reply as well as some time to invite anyone else that was on an alternate

list.  Make sure to include the following information on the baby shower invite:

  • Name of Mommy-to-Be
  • Location
  • Date
  • Host(s) & Phone number
  • RSVP
  • Where Mommy -to-Be is registered
  • Theme of the party (Sweet Pea, Diva Mom, Animal, Couples Shower)
  • Let the guest know if they need to bring anything (Pot luck, Recipie, etc.)

There are so many ways to be creative with our invitations.  Many baby shower planners

like to tie in the baby shower invitations with the theme of the shower.  Cocoa Prints

has several great baby shower invitations that can easily be accented with complimenting

shower favors and thank you cards. For more baby shower planning tips and theme ideas

please feel free to email us with your request.

 

 

 

 

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